Can’t be Bush’s fault — one of the first things he did after he was elected was to send $15 billion to Africa to fight AIDS. That’s when I knew he was just another liberal spreading other people’s money unneccesarily without demanding an account for it.

If I get fat, it’s my fault for eating too much.
If I am poor, it’s my fault for spending more than I made.
If I am discontent, it’s my fault for not pursuing my dreams.
If I am not properly educated, it’s my fault for being lazy.
If I get a woman pregnant, it’s my fault for having unprotected sex.
If I rob a store, it’s my fault for going to jail.
If I steal a car, it’s my fault if I get shot.
If I have an affair, it’s my fault for ruining my marriage.
If I’m hateful to my children, it’s my fault if they hate me.
If I’m spiteful to other people, it’s my fault if I have no friends.

So, yes, I would say that if I had consensual unprotected sex and became HIV positive, it would be my fault. Who else could I rationally blame? The only possible exception would be someone who has been in a monogamous relationship for 10+ years and had absolutely no reason to believe their spouse would cheat on them; e.g., a housewife who suddenly finds out she has herpes because her husband picked up a prostitute.

Our lives are the sum cumulative total of the choices we have made up until this point in time. You can’t start taking control of your circumstances until you own them.

I concur. At the same time, speaking only for myself, my home is not here on this earth. When the Lord wills, then I will leave it for Heaven. In the meantime I try to live as He would have me, some days failing, but forgiven.

I agree 100% on what you wrote. Do you do realize some people cheat on their spouses?.

I probably know and believe in what the Bible teaches as well as you. IF married people(husband and wife) are in a “monogamous, faithful marriage”, there is very little possibility of either partner getting AIDS. I guess in your world, spouses have never cheated on each other. ;0)

I thought I was in a monogamous marriage and I was proven to be a fool.

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posted on 12/30/2009 9:34:46 AM PST
by seemoAR
(If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, dazzle them with bull.)

And that would constitute both of them not living per the Bible. A faithful couple has almost zero chance.

How many, unfortunately many more than is right, which of course is 0. Can;t argue there. The original statement was that catching AIDS is not an issue with a faithful couple, a couple living as God intended. You were at risk, becasue that was not so. God does indeed love us and wants us to have a long, healthy, prosperous life.

By any estimate, cancer research in this country receives at least twice the funding of AIDS research. Look it up.

Really? By any measure?

Let's put together how much has been spent on AIDS research and prevention from government and private sources since 1983 against what has been spent for cancer research and prevention for the same time period. Then let's divide each by the number of deaths from each disease for the same time period. You could not be more wrong.

And that is not counting the cost of $ 15 billion a year given to Africa to fight AIDS each year by us.

Cancer is still not defeated, whereas we have known how to cure AIDS/HIV for almost 25 years.AIDS could be stopped in its tracks by a simple change in behavior. Instead it has grown.

Cancer strikes for a myriad of reasons, only very few of which have to do with behavior.

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posted on 01/07/2010 3:54:15 AM PST
by exit82
(Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)

Then let's divide each by the number of deaths from each disease for the same time period...

You said that if cancer received one quarter of the funding AIDS does, it would be cured. You didn't say anything about "one quarter of the funding, normalized for deaths."

Certainly, the funding to deaths ratio is far higher for AIDS than cancer. But that's not what you were talking about. I was simply pointing out to you that in terms of raw funding, cancer gets at least twice that of AIDS, because I (apparently mistakenly) believed that you didn't believe this to be true.

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